Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides great flexibility in solving the
problem of deploying service function chains (SFCs). The existing serial SFCs organize …

Emerging 5G technologies can significantly reduce end-to-end service latency for
applications requiring strict quality of service (QoS). With network function virtualization …

One of the biggest challenges for the real-world application of network function virtualization
(NFV) is reducing the development complexity of both virtualized network functions (VNF) …

Oriented to the distinctive communication demands of diversified network applications, the
current Internet should be able to provide special packet processing operations beyond …

The emergence of Software-Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization
(NFV) has made Service Function Chain (SFC) a popular method for delivering network …

In Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Service Function Chain (SFC) is composed of
Virtual Network Function (VNF) nodes that are chained via VNF links. SFCs can be specified …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has inspired numerous orchestration algorithms to
decide Virtualized Network Function (VNF) placement and routing paths for service requests …

With the advent of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) techniques, a subset of the Internet
traffic will be treated by a chain of virtual network functions (VNFs) during their journeys …

Abstract Service function chaining (SFC) is a trending paradigm and it has attracted
considerable attention from both the industry and academia because of its potential to …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology decouples network
functions from hardware. Network service in NFV is deployed as a service chain, also known …